The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has today announced the opening of the Stronger Communities Programme – Round 10 for the Hinkler electorate. Mr Batt is encouraging eligible local community groups and sporting organisations to submit an expression...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said Labor’s changes to the working holiday maker system will destroy regional communities like Hinkler and create enormous panic across our farming communities. “Labor’s changes to the backpacker visa have gone from...

Veterans have been given a life-changing and in many cases life-saving win after the Coalition forced Labor to ‘scrap the cap’ on allied health services. The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said today’s decision belonged to the veterans...

The Federal Member for Hinkler is pleading with the Labor government to urgently address the aged care crisis as locals remain stranded in hospital. In a speech to Parliament this week, David Batt MP asked, ‘what did older Australians do...

The Coalition has announced a plan to protect our war memorials, Australia Day and the Australian flag. In recent months, Australians have seen war memorials vandalised, anti-Australian slogans sprayed across commemorative sites and the Australian flag burned at protests. Federal...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP had the honour of meeting veterans and advocates in Parliament House today as pressure rises to ‘scrap the cap’ on veterans allied health. The Coalition of Veterans’ Voices told Mr Batt that...

Australia’s tobacco wars have become a national organised crime crisis. Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said the Coalition has today launched a major law and order policy to crush the organised crime gangs that are making billions from...

Bundaberg’s Seth Johnson has returned from Canberra after representing the electorate of Hinkler at the 2026 National Youth Parliament. 150 secondary school students from across Australia were selected to participate in the fully funded, five-day program designed to equip young...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has welcomed the latest round of funding for local Veteran support services in Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and Howard. The Federal Government’s 2026-27 Building Excellence in Support and Training Grants (BEST) Program enables...

Federal parliament has resumed in Canberra following the five-week winter recess as support builds for the Coalitions plan to fix the economy and protect Australian’s way of life. Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP said the plan for lower...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP is renewing calls for the Labor Government to scrap the cut to the private health insurance rebate for Australian’s aged over 65. Mr Batt and his Coalition colleagues have secured a Senate...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP has congratulated Robbie Lewis on his selection to represent Australia at the 2026 World Eight Ball Pool Championships to be held in Morocco next month. The Bundaberg pool player and former schoolmate...

Visiting a Hervey Bay pineapple plantation, the Federal Coalition is demanding Labor stop its attack on Australian farmers, amid growing concerns that Labor could be putting Queensland’s crucial pineapple industry at risk. Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP brought...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP this morning hosted a Business Forum in Hervey Bay with Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor MP and Leader of The Nationals Senator Matt Canavan. It marks the first time in a...

The Federal Member for Hinkler David Batt MP will host a Business Forum in Hervey Bay with Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor MP and Leader of The Nationals Senator Matt Canavan. The breakfast will take place next week, Wednesday...

Live fire, sleeping under the stars, protecting a naval base and putting Australia’s defence capabilities to the test. The Federal Member for Hinkler, David Batt MP, has spent three days getting a true taste of what life is like for...